Question 3: What are the major issues related to poverty facing the world?
The issues affecting global poverty include:
1. Maternal and child health - The vast majority of maternal and child deaths occur in the world's poorest countries.
2. Development Assistance – Meeting development assistance goals can transform the lives of millions of the world’s poorest people.
3. Aid effectiveness - For development assistance to be effective, it should be transparent, predictable and delivered in partnership with recipient countries.
4. Water and sanitation - Climate change could mean more frequent drought and floods, water scarcity, and increased health challenges.
5. Governance and security - Corruption and conflict remain serious barriers to ending extreme poverty on the continent of Africa.
The issues affecting global poverty include:
1. Maternal and child health - The vast majority of maternal and child deaths occur in the world's poorest countries.
2. Development Assistance – Meeting development assistance goals can transform the lives of millions of the world’s poorest people.
3. Aid effectiveness - For development assistance to be effective, it should be transparent, predictable and delivered in partnership with recipient countries.
4. Water and sanitation - Climate change could mean more frequent drought and floods, water scarcity, and increased health challenges.
5. Governance and security - Corruption and conflict remain serious barriers to ending extreme poverty on the continent of Africa.
The issues affecting global poverty (2010). Retrieved May 16, 2010, from http://www.one.org/us/issues/